
Chief homicide detective was on the scene shortly after George Floyd died under Derek Chauvin's knee
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The Minneapolis Police Department's top homicide detective was on the scene after former police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes last May, the sergeant who secured the area testified on Friday.
Sgt. Jon Edwards, a 14-year police veteran, said he arrived to secure the scene of a "possible critical incident" shortly after 9:30 p.m. He had other officers canvass the area for potential witnesses. At the scene, Edwards said, he asked two officers -- J. Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane -- to activate their body-worn cameras. Both officers were later charged with aiding and abetting second-degree murder and aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter.
Janet Mills and her allies are counting on a gender gap to narrow Platner’s wide lead ahead of the June 9 primary to decide who will face incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins. They are betting that the unfiltered style that has brought Platner widespread attention as someone who could help Democrats reach young men will backfire with women.

As a shrinking number of Transportation Security Administration agents work to keep hourslong security lines moving despite not being paid, President Donald Trump stepped into the fray Saturday, announcing he will send Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to airports by Monday if Congress doesn’t agree to a plan to end the partial government shutdown.











